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Motivating, Mentoring and Measuring – Leading Unfamiliar Organizations

General Leadership

As John Kotter wrote in his article Accelerate! , “Communicate the vision and the strategy to create buy-in and attract a growing volunteer army.” ” Mentoring. Spend the time necessary to mentor your people, focus them on the vision and position them on the organization’s framework for success. This is the hard part.

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Does a Mentor have to Breathe?

In the CEO Afterlife

To most of us, mentors are people of experience and knowledge who help the less experienced advance their careers and/or their education. There are plenty of well-known examples throughout the course of history; Aristotle mentored Alexander the Great, Laurence Olivier mentored Anthony Hopkins and Freddy Laker mentored Richard Branson.

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First Look: Leadership Books for June 2021

Leading Blog

In Be Where Your Feet Are , this CEO of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils offers his own story of grief and healing, and shares his most valuable lessons in what keeps him present, grounded, and thriving as a father, husband, coach, mentor, and leader. Kotter with Vanessa Akhtar and Gaurav Gupta.

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Tuesday Time Machine: Motivating, Mentoring and Measuring

General Leadership

The post Tuesday Time Machine: Motivating, Mentoring and Measuring appeared first on General Leadership. It felt as if I was blindfolded and led to the helm of the Titanic; left there with a hearty, “She’s all yours!” I was in charge but not really sure which way to steer.… … Read the rest.

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The Biggest Challenges into Exciting Opportunities

Coaching Tip

Source : John Kotter: That's Not How We Do It Here!: Do You Have a Mentor and Personal Coach? Secrets to gleaning “buy-in” from top leadership. How organizations mired in turbulent industries can adapt their structure to prevent limiting beliefs and attitudes. A Story about How Organizations Rise and Fall--and Can Rise Again.

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New Year’s Leadership Development Goals 2017 Edition

Great Leadership By Dan

I’ll do some serious self-reflection, or work with a coach or mentor, to figure out what’s causing me not to delegate. I’ll l earn from the classics : John Kotter, William Bridges, Peter Senge and others and apply these proven models and techniques to a significant change that I need to drive this year. Is it my own ego? Lead Change.

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How to Get Health Care Employees Onboard with Change

Harvard Business Review

Twenty years ago, John Kotter pegged the failure rate at 70% and the needle hasn’t moved much since. Sometimes we were coaches, sometimes mentors, sometimes facilitators. Organizational transformation is notoriously difficult. In healthcare, change is even harder than in most industries.